covers of vogue and elle, and ebony and essence. we are phenomenal. we have not begun to scratch our potential. many people wonder where my secret lies. i m not cute or built to fashion model size. when i try to show them, they think i m telling lies. i say it s in the reach of my arms, the span of my hips, the stride of my step, the curl of my lips. i m a woman phenomenally. phenomenal woman, that s me. there was perhaps no poet more iconic in america than maya angelou and she is being remembered this morning for a breathtaking body of work, renowned in its eloquence and its power to endure. i know why the caged birds